Author's Note

Well...here it is. It's the final chapter everyone! This was a fun story to write. All I have to say is, thank you to everyone for everything you ever did for me or the story. I couldn't have done it without your help and support.

If you actually stuck it out through the entire story, let me know what you think, I'd sure appreciate it X)

Anyways...here it is.

P.S- sequels are magic

Chapter 17

Chapter 17 - Celestial Eclipse

Twilight rose from her slumber, opening her apprehensive eyelids. She was dissapointed to see the cobblestone flooring occupying her blurry vision. She wiped her face to clear her sight, and was met by soaking wet, and red puffy eyes.

Twilight sighed, and decided to sit up, and clean the dirt from the floor out of her coat. She must have cried all night, as there was a somewhat visible wet spot on the floor where her head had once laid.

A noise from outside stirred her from her thoughts. It sounded as if the muffled chattering of ponies, was coming from outside her window.

Twilight rose to her hooves, and carefully peered out the window, cautious as to not be seen. What she saw, utterly surprised her.

Outside in the courtyard were two lines of guards, forming a barricade around the execution platform, where Celestia stood, shouting commands to the guards in the defensive formation.

There was only one gate that led into the execution courtyard, which lied in the wall to the right of Twilight's prison tower. Inside the gate was a herd of ponies, slowly, but forcefully making their way in, all whilst shouting words Twilight couldn't make out.

The stream of ponies ran right through the middle of the courtyard, and halted at the wall of guards, that had formed a semicircle around the execution platform, which lied to the left of Twilight's tower.

There were too many ponies shouting and hollering to make out clearly what they were saying. However, judging by how frustrated Celestia looked, and how difficult it was for the guards to hold them back, they either were intent on all talking to Celestia, or had been made aware of what was happening, and wanted to stop it.

Twilight hoped it was the later, but was distracted as a hidden doorway behind Celestia flew open. Celestia turned around, and smiled wickedly, as Solar Eclipse was drug out through the door, by two guard ponies.

Twilight gasped, and nearly started to cry again, when she saw the condition of Solar. He had multiple bruises and burns, all over his body. His wings were bent in ways wings should never bend, and blood dropped from his muzzle, as he stumbled along with a terribly broken right hind leg.

The crowd instantly fell silent as their eyes came upon the same sight. Twilight could hear gasps, and whispers sprout up from various points in the crowd, which now filled the entire courtyard.

Celestia's smile grew even more as Solar Eclipse was drug up to one of the cement posts, and bound, while standing on his hind legs, looking out towards the crowd.

Celestia turned around and faces the crowd. The two guard ponies that drug Solar out left, and he was left on his own with Celestia.

"It has come to my attention," Celestia began, "that you all seem to know who, and why we will be executing certain ponies here today."

Celestia's smile dropped into a scowl, and her eyes darted about the crowd. "It also seems...that two of them managed to escape."

Twilight gasped again. Luna obviously escaped. Twilight had seen her run off, but she didn't see Rainbow Dash leave too. At least now there would be one more pony free to stop Celestia.

The crowd stood emotionless, but Twilight was sure she saw some of them begin smiling. That answered Twilight's question as to why some of them were there. They were all there to support them.

Celestia spoke again, once more propelling Twilight out of her thoughts. "Do not worry though, my little ponies. We still have two of the traitors here to execute."

The crowd began to rouse from its silence. It wasn't much, but Twilight could tell that it was enough to annoy Celestia.

Celestia turned and faced Solar, who had had his eyes sealed shut, from pain or exhaustion, Twilight couldn't tell. She began to walk back to where he was tied against the post.

"Solar Eclipse, my elder brother from many centuries ago, returned to us, nine days ago. He was exiled from previous crimes against Equestria, and since returning is charged with unlawful return from exile. Due to his returning, he has successfully turned all six Elements of Harmony, and my dear sister Luna, against the sovereignty of Equestria."

Celestia was now standing behind Solar Eclipse. "Therefore, he is also charged with treason."

Celestia lowered her horn to Solar's chest height, behind the pillar. "He is also charged with attempt of unlawful monarchy, due to his failed attempts to steal the throne of Equestria from me."

The crowd continued to grow louder and louder as the charges were read off. Twilight gasped, and covered her mouth with her hoof, when she saw that Celestia was looking directly up at her, smiling wickedly.

"Solar Eclipse," Celestia spoke, still watching Twilight, "due to these charges, I sentence you to death, by Royal Execution."

Celestia drove her horn through the cement pillar, out the other side, and completely through Solar's chest. The tip of Celestia's horn protruded out of Solar's chest, covered in blood.

Solar's eyes shot open, pupils shrunken. He gasped for breath, limbs spasming. Twilight watched as his life fell before her. She noticed something odd, and looked to find that Solar's horn was flowing with a deep red magical aura.

Solar looked directly at Twilight, and closed his eyes as his body fell limp. However, his horn was still glowing brightly.

Twilight was the only one who noticed his horn, because the crowd was in complete chaos, and Celestia lit her horn inside Solar's body.

Twilight looked at his horn, and felt the air to still, as the magic formed a ball at the tip of his horn. As the last wisps of magic fumble out of his horn, the ball disappeared.

Just as quickly as it had disappeared, the ball reappeared behind Twilight with a flash. Twilight barely had time to turn and face the new magical entity, before it rocketed forward, and punched right through Twilight's chest, and into her body.

Suddenly, Twilight felt dizzy, and a pain began to form in her horn, and where she had been struck. The pain grew throughout her entire body, and she eventually collapsed to the ground. She wanted to scream, but every time she opened her mouth, what appeared to be her own purple magic flowed out slightly.

She eventually chose to keep her mouth shut, and fight the pain. Unfortunately, the pain won, and Twilight blacked out, all while her body spasmed and convulsed.

It felt like only a second later, when Twilight was woken up by the feeling of something tight wrapping around her midsection. She opened her eyes, and was instantly wide awake, from the sight of a massive crowd of ponies standing before her.

She looked up, and saw a bright blue sky above. She looked back down, and spun her head to take in her surroundings. She started to breathe heavily when she realized that she was bound to a cement pillar.

She began to panic, and forced herself to look ahead to the gate of the courtyard. It worked quite well, because directly through the gates, far off in the distance, was the little country town of Ponyville. If Twilight was going to have any last thoughts, they were going to be about her friends.

"Twilight Sparkle." Celestia spoke loudly from behind Twilight, causing her to flinch at the demanding tone. "You have been charged with treason, and conspiracy towards Equestria."

Twilight gulped, she knew what was coming, she knew how it would end, all she could do was face it with dignity.

"Twilight Sparkle. Due to these charges, I hereby sentence you to death by Royal Execution."

Twilight breathed her last breath, and was enveloped in blackness. Warmth flowed over her body.

Twilight fell, she didn't know how hard or how long, but she landed on what felt like grass. A cool breeze blew over her body, and she could smell grass, among other smells she couldn't identify.

Death was rather easy, considering how violently it appeared that Solar had died. Twilight opened her eyes to face the new realm of death she occupied.

The breath ran out of her lungs, when her eyes opened up to see Ponyville off in the distance, further out Canterlot.

Twilight heard a voice from behind her. "You disappoint me Celestia...you really do."